[Rarebooks] FS: VOYAGE A LA NOUVELLE GUINEE, 1776, with 119 full-page engraved plates of birds & plants, price reduced

[Charles Agvent]

Price reduced to $4000 NET

SONNERAT, M. (Pierre). VOYAGE A LA NOUVELLE GUINEE, DANS LEQUEL ON 
TROUVE LA DESCRIPTION DES LIEUX, DES OBSERVATIONS PHYSIQUES & MORALES, & 
DES DETAILS RELATIFS A L'HISTOIRE NATURELLE DANS LE REGNE ANIMAL & LE 
REGNE VEGETAL. Paris: Ruault, 1776. First Edition. Quarto (7-7/8" x 10") 
bound in contemporary gilt-ruled polished calf leather rebacked 
preserving the gilt-decorated spine with morocco spine label, marbled 
endpapers; xii, [iv], 206, [2] pages. Complete with the half-title page 
and 119 full-page engraved plates (numbered to 120 as issued, including 
the frontispiece), a few folding, largely depicting the botany and birds 
(79 plates) of New Guinea. The beautiful plates are for the most exotic 
birds, including one of the first representations of the Australian 
Kookaburra, named here the "great Kingfisher New Guinea." Nissen 885; 
Wood 577; Zimmer 596-597. The flora depicted include palms and spices 
(nutmeg and cloves). Much detailed information about the Moluccas and 
Manila as well as the island of Luzon in Antigua. Two small ink stamps 
on the title page, some offsetting, occasional spotting, a few 
finger-marks; old bookseller description pasted to the front pastedown. 
Minor repairs to the binding. Overall a clean, Near Fine example of this 
scarce title.

Sonnerat made several voyages to southeast Asia, visiting the 
Philippines and Moluccas between 1769 and 1772, and India and China from 
1774 to 1781. He was the first person to give a scientific description 
of the south Chinese fruit tree lychee. The standard author abbreviation 
Sonn. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a 
botanical name. He was known to speak out against the prevalent racism 
of his day. (#017237)        $6,000.00

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